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DETROIT (1/29/2015) -- Senior Juwan Howard Jr. scored 11 of his team-high 22 points in overtime and the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball led throughout the extra session as the Titans earned a 93-87 victory over visiting Youngstown State on Thursday night in historic Calihan Hall.

The win was also the second-straight in overtime against the Penguins as the Titans won last year 83-81 in the Motor City.
 
Freshman Paris Bass added 18 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the win for his third career double-double, while also collecting four assists and three blocks. Junior guard Anton Wilson added 17 points, including 14 in the second half, and a career-high seven assists.
 
Senior Brandan Kearney tallied 11 points and a career-best six assists, while freshman Jaleel Hogan was the fifth Titan in double figures with 10 points.
 
Detroit (11-12, 4-4 HL) had the lead for much of the game, but Youngstown State (10-14, 1-8 HL) came back to jump out in front, 60-57, with 7:12 left in the second half.  Detroit stormed back to take a five-point advantage, 69-64, at the 2:45 mark, but YSU ended the stanza with five-straight points to send the game into overtime.
 
Howard Jr. then dominated the extra frame starting the period with a triple. He would score the first seven points in overtime for the Titans, as they never let the Penguins take the lead. His last bucket put Detroit ahead, 79-74, and the red, white and blue sealed the victory connecting on 14-of-16 free throws in the last 2:43.
 
UDM ended the game shooting 42.3 percent (30-of-71) and 76.5 percent (26-of-34) at the free throw line, recording 22 assists on its' 30 field goals. The Titans outrebounded the Penguins, 44-37, and forced 18 turnovers turning those into 20 points. Detroit also had a 16-5 advantage in second-chance points.
 
The Titans looked like they were going to race Youngstown State out of the gym early on as they hit seven of their first 13 shots en route to opening a 16-4 lead a little more than eight minutes into the contest. The defense was just as impressive holding Youngstown State to just 2-of-9 shooting with eight turnovers.
 
Detroit still led by 12, 18-6, when the Penguins caught fire going on a 12-3 run to trim the Titan lead to three, 21-18, with 5:57 left. The Titans recovered, though, topping that spurt with a 13-4 charge to end the half, regaining a 12-point lead at the break, 34-22. The defense was the catalyst again as YSU was just 2-of-9 shooting with two more turnovers.
 
UDM opened as large as a 14-point lead, 40-26, early in the second half, but the pesky Penguins would not go away and finally tying it at 53-53 with 9:43 left. Youngstown State would then take the lead by two, 55-53, as two free throws capped a 7-1 run and the Penguins eventually pushed their advantage to as many as three, twice, 58-55 and at 60-57 with 7:12 remaining.
 
The Titans will be back on the court on Saturday as they travel to Milwaukee. Game time is set for 5:00 p.m. (EST) against the Panthers.